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Gyms in Taylor County, WV

The gyms in Taylor County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.8M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $582 a household
Spending per listing
$962K
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,287
−2.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 gyms in Taylor County. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 7.6.

Households in Taylor County spend about $3.8M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $582 per household, 41% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 gyms, that is $962K per gym, 26% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which gyms share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Taylor County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Taylor County declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 gyms on map listings, Taylor County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Taylor County compares

The same measures for West Virginia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the gyms counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Gyms in Taylor County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureTaylor CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.15.37.6
Spending per listing$962K$1.1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)n/a6,1753,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.6%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$582$595$983
Median household income$57,795$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored36

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Taylor County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only gyms.

Population and households in Taylor County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,287−2.4% since 2020
Households
6,604
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
173 sq. mi.
People per square mile
95
Median household income
$57,795+19.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,818
Median home value
$148,800
Jobs located here
3,443
Daytime population
13,310Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gyms across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for gyms, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Taylor County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for gyms by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, WV9183.5$2.7M+9.2%#7 of 1,792
2Berkeley County, WV85102.0$3.8M+13.7%#31 of 1,792
3Preston County, WV5253.9$1.5M−0.6%#826 of 1,792
4Putnam County, WV51187.7$1M−1.0%#888 of 1,792
5Mineral County, WV4754.5$1.4M−0.4%#1,013 of 1,792
6Ohio County, WV46105.5$1.1M−4.4%#1,052 of 1,792
7Hancock County, WV4353.9$1.5M−4.5%#1,153 of 1,792
8Greenbrier County, WV3753.4$1.4M−4.0%#1,314 of 1,792
9Kanawha County, WV35476.1$982K−4.3%#1,379 of 1,792
10Cabell County, WV34246.1$959K−3.2%#1,406 of 1,792
Taylor County, WVNot scored46.1$962K−2.4%

Other business types in Taylor County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gyms are in Taylor County, WV?

Taylor County has 4 gyms on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count gyms and fitness centers. No official count is published for fitness and recreational sports centers in Taylor County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Taylor County, WV spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $3.8M a year, or $582 per household. That is 41% below the U.S. average (an index of 59, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 gyms on map listings, it comes to $962K per gym. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only gyms. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,604 households in Taylor County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Taylor County, WV compare with the U.S. for gyms?

Taylor County has 6.1 gyms per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 7.6. Spending per gym is $962K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of gyms to household spending, Taylor County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Taylor County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Taylor County at 16,287 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,604 households. The median household income in Taylor County is $57,795 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Taylor County has no market score for gyms: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gyms · All 56 business types in Taylor County

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